Vehicle-shaft



(No Model.)

I. HOGELAND. VEHICLE SHAFTS.

No. 504,783. I Patented Sept. 12, 1893.

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ISRAEL IIOGELAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE-SHAFT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,783, datedSeptember 12, 1893.

Application filed April 21, 1892.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISRAEL HOGELAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Shafts, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of the coupling-means for thetwo shafts, my object, in this particular, being to provide forcompactness, usefulness, novelty and economy, a combined shaft-couplingand tracehook device; and it also relates to the construction of ahold-back whereby simplicity and effectiveness are attained.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of theshafts provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view of the same inside elevation. Fig. 3 shows my improved coupling in longitudinalsection, somewhat enlarged over the scale observed in the precedingfigures, and applied to a shaft and one end of the cross-bar, both ofwhich are shown broken. Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of myimproved hold-back applied to a broken section of a shaft. Fig. 5 is aview in end elevation of the hold-back. Fig. 6 is a front view of thecoupling as illustrated in Fig. 3.

A,A denote apair of vehicle-shafts or thills, which may be, andpreferably are, formed of tubular metal, though my improvements may beused with advantage on wooden shafts.

B is the crosspiece for connecting the two shafts near their rear ends.The connection is made through the medium of two like couplings 0, eachformed of a single casting in the shape, or approximate shape, of an L,having a bore q, to slip it over a shaft A, on which it is secured, asby a pin a; a bore 19, extending at a right angle to the bore q toreceive one end of the cross-piece B, fastened, as'by a pin b, and atrace-hook chamber i extending parallel with the bore q and formedpreferably in three diameters, affording the shoulders 01' stops 0 andn.

E is the trace-hook, comprising the hookportion e on a rod f, which isretained in the chamber-2' by a spring m surrounding it and 5c confinedat opposite ends between the shoul- Serial No. 430,153. (No model.)

der n and a head 9 affording a guide-bearing on the rear end of the rod,which is provided on the end-portion projecting beyond the forward endof the trace-hook chamber (wherein the most contracted portion of thechamber affords a forward bearing for the rod, as shown) with a stop orcollar h. As will thus be seen, the couplings O are readily adjustableon the shafts and the cross-bar B as readily fastened in them forconnecting the shafts together; and when the couplings are in place theypresent the trace-hooks in convenient position to have the tracesattached to them. The particular construction of trace-hook shown anddescribed is advantageous by reason of its simplicity and the protectionafforded to the spring on by its inclosure.

D is a hold-back, comprising a sleeve-portion to fit around the shaft Atoward its forward end, and a loop (1 extending backward from the rearend of the sleeve into proper position, with the hold-back adjusted inplace,

to permit the particular strap to be passed through it. I fasten thehold-back in place by means of a set-screw d, having an inclinedthreaded bearing in the sleeve at such a point thereon that when thehold-back is in its properly adjusted position, wherein the loop will beunder the shaft, the set-screw will extend at an angle outward from thebase, to be out of the way of chafing the animal.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A metal shaft-coupling having a bore for the shaft, a bore for thecross-piece extending at a right angle to the shaft-bore, and atrace-hook chamber between the two said bores, substantially asdescribed.

2. A metal shaft-coupling 0 comprising an L-shaped casting having ashaft-bore q, a cross-bar bore 19 and an intermediate tracehook chamber,in combination with a tracehook E, having a spring-controlledrod-portion F con finedin said chamber, substantially as described.

3. A metal shaft-coupling 0, comprising an L-shaped casting having ashaft-bore q, a cross-bar bore 19 and an intermediate tracehook chamber"5 forming internal shoulders 0 and n, in combination with a trace-hookE having the projecting hook-portion eon a rod fin the chamber andcarrying stops g and h, and a spring m confined in the chamber, sub- 5stantially as described.

4. In combination with the coupled shafts A, hold-backs D, eachcomprising a sleeve having a set-screw d for fastening it to the shaftand normally extending at an angle ont- Ward therefrom, and aloop dextending backto ward from the rear end of the sleeve, substantially asand for the purpose set forth. ISRAEL HOGELAND. Witnesses:

HENRY M. PETERSEN, H. C. MURPHY.

